Jon Polito

Known for: Acting

Born: 1950-12-29 – 2016-09-01 (aged 65)

From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jon Polito (born December 29, 1950 — September 1, 2016) was an American actor. In a career spanning 35 years and over 220 film and television credits, he became best known for his work with the Coen Brothers, most notably as the Italian gangster Johnny Caspar in Miller's Crossing. He also appeared in the first two seasons of Homicide: Life on the Street and on the first season of Crime Story.

Filmography (174)

MOVIE★ 6.1
The Maestro
2018
as Herbert Englehart
MOVIE★ 7.0
Big Eyes
2014
as Enrico Banducci
MOVIE★ 6.5
Locker 13
2014
as Don Dillon
MOVIE★ 6.4
Gangster Squad
2013
as Dragna
TV★ 7.4
Major Crimes
2012
as Dino Kotero
TV★ 6.0
Robot and Monster
2012
as Sir Cranklin (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.2
Batman: Year One
2011
as Commissioner Loeb (voice)
TV★ 7.9
ThunderCats
2011
as Conquedor (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.2
From the Head
2011
as Vinnie
TV★ 7.3
Franklin & Bash
2011
as 'Lucky' Louie Gianelli
MOVIE★ 5.5
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
as Orren Boyle
MOVIE★ 3.0
Son of Morning
2011
as Mr. Bordasche
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Last Godfather
2010
as Don Bonfante
MOVIE★ 7.0
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Police Captain (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.1
Venus & Vegas
2010
as Frank
MOVIE★ 5.2
Burning Palms
2010
as The Phamacist
TV★ 8.2
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
as Mizaru (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.9
DC Showcase: The Spectre
2010
as Police Captain (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Stiffs
2010
as John "The Prince" Monaco
TV★ 7.9
Modern Family
2009
as Earl Chambers
TV★ 6.3
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
MOVIE★ 3.4
Super Capers
2009
as Captain Sludge
TV★ 8.0
Castle
2009
as Harold Metzger
TV★ 8.4
The Mentalist
2008
as Bertram Duesterberg
TV★ 5.0
Do Not Disturb
2008
TV★ 6.3
Raising the Bar
2008
as Judge Dominick Ventimiglia
MOVIE★ 9.0
Animated American
2008
as Max Rabbit
MOVIE★ 5.7
Bart Got a Room
2008
as Bob
MOVIE★ 5.0
Rock Monster
2008
as The Colonel
MOVIE★ 7.6
American Gangster
2007
as Rossi
TV★ 8.2
Chowder
2007
as Funjl (voice)
MOVIE★ 3.9
Cougar Club
2007
as Mr. Archibald
TV★ 7.9
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
2007
MOVIE★ 5.1
Happily N'Ever After
2007
as Wolf #1 (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Big Nothing
2006
as Agent Hymes
MOVIE★ 6.9
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Borough President
MOVIE★ 5.0
Grilled
2006
as Leon Waterman
MOVIE★ 4.7
Cutting Room
2006
as Sandy
MOVIE★ 5.8
Haeckel's Tale
2006
as Montesquino
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Alibi
2006
as Jimmy the Photographer
TV★ 7.1
Masters of Horror
2005
as Montesquino
TV★ 8.1
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Joe Grimaldi
TV★ 7.0
Threshold
2005
as Nicky Frost
TV★ 8.3
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005
as Gino
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Honeymooners
2005
as Kirby
TV★ 8.8
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2005
as Chief Arnook (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Family Plan
2005
as Gold
TV★ 7.0
American Dad!
2005
as Dr. Kalgary (voice)
TV★ 7.5
Medium
2005
as Vincent Discala
MOVIE★ 4.9
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005
as Sam Oberhurst
MOVIE★ 5.1
Short Order
2005
as Tony
TV★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Charles Skouras
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Last Shot
2004
as Wally Kamin
MOVIE★ 10.0
Charlie the Ox
2004
as Freddy Boon
TV★ 9.0
The Jury
2004
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Singing Detective
2003
as Second Hood
TV★ 8.8
The Lyon's Den
2003
TV★ 7.9
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003
as Enzo Fontana
TV★ 7.0
Las Vegas
2003
as The Cleaner
TV★ 7.5
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Mr. Sharipa
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Box
2003
as Michael Dickerson
MOVIE★ 5.6
View from the Top
2003
as Roy Roby
TV★ 8.3
Oliver Beene
2003
as Mr. Rayfield
MOVIE★ 4.6
Black Mask 2: City of Masks
2002
as King
TV★ 7.2
Without a Trace
2002
as Jimmy Fusco
TV★ 5.4
Push, Nevada
2002
MOVIE★ 4.7
29 Palms
2002
as The Security Guard
TV★ 7.5
She Spies
2002
as Edward Malloy
TV★ 8.0
Monk
2002
as George Gionopolis
MOVIE
A Film by Kirk
2002
as Father
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
as Creighton Tolliver
TV★ 8.1
Scrubs
2001
as Mr. Summers
TV★ 7.2
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Dick
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Shrink Is In
2001
as Judge Bob
MOVIE★ 5.3
Mimic 2
2001
as Morrie Deaver
TV★ 8.2
The Chronicle
2001
as Donald Stern
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Tailor of Panama
2001
as Ramon Rudd
MOVIE★ 5.0
Boys Life 3
2000
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
2000
as Virgil (voice)
TV★ 7.9
Gilmore Girls
2000
as Pete
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Dancing Pumpkin
2000
as Finkgrinder The Ogre
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Invisible Man
2000
as Eddie The Mammoth
MOVIE★ 4.3
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000
as Schoentell
TV★ 7.1
The Invisible Man
2000
as Eddie The Mammoth
MOVIE★ 6.9
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as Steve Crosetti
MOVIE★ 4.9
After Sex
2000
as Naldo (as John Polito)
MOVIE★ 7.5
Flies on Cupid
2000
as Giorgio Gagantano
MOVIE★ 6.1
Stuart Little
1999
as Officer Sherman
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Apartment Complex
1999
as Dr Caligari
TV★ 6.6
Popular
1999
as Caesar Croutons
TV★ 7.5
Judging Amy
1999
as D.A. Gerald Abner
MOVIE★ 6.0
Road Kill
1999
as Jelly
MOVIE★ 6.1
Angel's Dance
1999
as Uncle Vinnie
TV★ 8.2
Batman Beyond
1999
as Major (voice)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Carlo's Wake
1999
as Uncle Gus
TV★ 7.2
Becker
1998
as Leonard Nagle
MOVIE★ 6.5
With Friends Like These
1998
as Rudy Ptak
MOVIE★ 4.8
Money Play$
1998
as Lou Spano
MOVIE★ 4.7
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Parsons
MOVIE★ 5.7
Music from Another Room
1998
as Lorenzo Palmieri
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Big Lebowski
1998
as Private Snoop
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998
as D.A. Al Orsini
MOVIE★ 4.8
Nowhere Land
1998
as Frank
TV★ 7.5
Over the Top
1997
TV★ 6.3
Jenny
1997
as Sid Bouchie
TV★ 5.9
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
TV★ 5.4
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Mr. Lehman
MOVIE★ 3.0
The Corporate Ladder
1997
as Mr. Deacon
TV★ 5.7
Invasion
1997
as Detective Kemper
TV★ 7.8
Fired Up
1997
as Sam Harris
MOVIE★ 5.3
Inside Out
1997
as Paparazzi Man
MOVIE★ 4.8
Just Your Luck
1996
as Nick
TV★ 7.7
Millennium
1996
as Eddie Scarpino Giannini
TV★ 7.4
Early Edition
1996
as Cliff Mourning
TV★ 7.4
The Pretender
1996
as Ben Hansel
TV★ 6.6
Nash Bridges
1996
as Roland Margolis
TV★ 7.0
Swift Justice
1996
as Tom Luddy
MOVIE★ 6.6
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
as Ashcan (voice)
TV★ 5.5
The Invaders
1995
as Whitley
TV★ 8.0
High Society
1995
as Alvin
TV★ 6.5
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as The Baby (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Bushwhacked
1995
as Agent Palmer
MOVIE★ 7.1
Fluke
1995
as Boss
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Shaggy Dog
1994
as Detective Al
MOVIE★ 4.5
Bad Blood
1994
as Councilman Strand
TV★ 7.2
Chicago Hope
1994
as Bill Ranford
TV★ 7.3
New York Undercover
1994
MOVIE★ 4.6
Girls in Prison
1994
as Boss Johnson
MOVIE★ 5.4
Blankman
1994
as Michael "The Suit" Minelli
TV★ 8.0
Rebel Highway
1994
as Boss Ed Johnson
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Crow
1994
as Gideon
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Mr. Bumstead
TV★ 6.8
Burke's Law
1994
as Tony Renaldo
MOVIE★ 7.0
Viper
1994
as Councilman Strand
TV★ 6.2
Viper
1994
as Councilman Strand
TV★ 7.0
NYPD Blue
1993
as Paul Biaggi
TV★ 6.6
Fallen Angels
1993
as Al Reseck
TV★ 8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Steve Crosetti
TV★ 6.7
Mad About You
1992
as Ralphy
MOVIE★ 5.1
Leather Jackets
1992
as Fat Jack
MOVIE★ 5.7
Flodder Does Manhattan!
1992
as Larry Rosenbaum
TV★ 6.0
Hearts Are Wild
1992
MOVIE★ 7.5
Barton Fink
1991
as Lou Breeze
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Rocketeer
1991
as Bigelow
TV★ 7.8
Dinosaurs
1991
as Ty Warner (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Miller's Crossing
1990
as Johnny Caspar
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Freshman
1990
as Chuck Greenwald
TV★ 7.0
Dream On
1990
as Louie
TV★ 8.3
Seinfeld
1989
as Silvio
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Nikos Stano
MOVIE★ 8.0
Memories of Manon
1989
as Carmack
MOVIE★ 5.0
Homeboy
1988
as Moe Fingers
MOVIE★ 4.3
Alone in the Neon Jungle
1988
as Brad Stakowski
TV★ 7.2
Ohara
1987
MOVIE★ 5.5
Critical Condition
1987
as Kline
TV★ 8.0
Crime Story
1986
as Phil Bartoli
MOVIE★ 7.4
Crime Story: Pilot
1986
as Phil Bartoli
MOVIE★ 4.2
The Princess and the Call Girl
1986
as Private Detective
MOVIE★ 6.2
Fire with Fire
1986
as Boss Duchard
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Deadly Business
1986
as Vitola
MOVIE★ 6.9
Highlander
1986
as Det. Walter Bedsoe
MOVIE★ 4.3
Dream Lover
1986
as Dr. James
MOVIE★ 6.3
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985
as Zack
TV★ 7.1
The Equalizer
1985
as Gianni
MOVIE★ 5.3
Compromising Positions
1985
as 1st Cop
MOVIE★ 6.9
Death of a Salesman
1985
as Howard
TV★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lieutenant Peter DiMartini
TV★ 7.4
Miami Vice
1984
as El Gato
MOVIE★ 5.6
C.H.U.D.
1984
as Newscaster
MOVIE★ 9.0
A Good Sport
1984
as Man in Taxi
MOVIE★ 10.0
Running Out
1983
as Joe Poswalsky
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Clairvoyant
1982
as Detective Sporaco
MOVIE★ 8.3
Gangster Wars
1981
as Thomas "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese
TV★ 7.3
The Gangster Chronicles
1981
as Tommy Lucchese